Match 6, Lahore, February 21, 2024, 02:30 PM
Peshawar Zalmi
154/10(19.5ov)
Karachi Kings
157/3(16.5ov)
Karachi Kings beat Peshawar Zalmi by 7 wickets
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Mir Hamza
Commentry
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Shan Masood says the players responded really well after the first game, the bowlers set up the game for them. Shares they thought the pitch would dry up keeping the forecast in mind but still credit to the bowlers for the way they bowled. Reckons there should be a purpose and process throughout the game. Ends by crediting the way Kieron Pollard plpayed.
Mir Hamza, the Player of the Match. He says the bowlers collectively bowled really well. Adds his role is to take wickets in the powerplay and he just tries to do the job. Reckons there was some moisture in the pitch which helped him with the wickets.
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Babar Azam says they were short of runs, they lost wickets at the wrong time. They were looking for a score of 180. Reckons the pitch was fresh, it was two-paced but they didn't build the innings well and it got normal to bat in the second innings.
Peshawar Zalmi needed wickets but except for Wood, the other bowlers struggled. The likes of Zeeshan and Jamal just weren’t at their best. Waqar Salamkheil also did not have the best of the first games. However, overall, Peshawar were quite under par and were beaten by a far better side.
They lost a wicket early but Muhammad Akhlaq got them off to a flier. He fell but James Vince and Shoaib Malik played sensibly to take them closer to the target. When Malik got out, there could have been a twist but Kieron Pollard played a fine cameo and along with Vince, helped their side cruise home.
A comfortable win then for Karachi and they have their first win of the tournament. Around 160 wasn’t going to be enough for Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings have chased it down without breaking a sweat.
In over# 17
4
1
1
1
4
Luke Wood 20/2(3.5)
16.5
4
FOUR! Vince finishes it off. On a length and outside off, Vince slaps it through covers for a boundary. Karachi Kings win by 7 wickets and get off the mark this season.
16.4
1
Tad short and on middle, Pollard pulls it to square leg for a single.
16.3
1
Length and on middle, nudged to mid-wicket for a single.
16.2
1
4 runs needed now. On middle, this is pushed to long off for one more.
16.1
4
FOUR! Pollard is in a hurry. On 47 runs now. Short in length outside off. Pollard cuts it over point and it races to the fence.
In over# 16
1
1
1
1
4
1
Salman Irshad 22/0(3)
15.6
1
Short and slow on off, this is pulled to square leg for a single.
15.5
1
Fuller and outside off, this is pushed through covers for a single.
15.4
1
Bangs it short and on middle, this is pulled to square leg for a single.
15.3
1
Outside off, this is guided through point for a single.